Dickinson routs Fargo North to reach state softball semis

Dickinson routs Fargo North to reach state softball semis

GRAND FORKS — Dickinson may have been the West Region's third-best team this season. But the state tournament started Thursday in Grand Forks. Dickinson, the back-to-back North Dakota Class A champs, looked like a contender to pull off a third in a row by hammering Fargo North 16-3 at UND's Albrecht Field. Dickinson scored three times in the top of the first, led 7-0 after two, tacked on a pair of runs in the third, then blew the game open with…